Arizona weekly citizen., 1887-06-18
REPLIES.
Answers to All Sorts of Inquiries Con-
 eerning Tucson

An.uers to All Sorts of Inquiries Con- eerning Tucson.
 ! The CITIZEN almost daily receives let
 ,ers O, inquiry concerning Tucson and
 it's surrounding country, and e general
 suswer thereto, the following synopsis
 of facts is given, Inssmuch as 1t IS found | impossible to make a detalled written
 reply in each case. Any special intorma-
 ton desired will be eheerfuIiy given to
 correspondents:
 I.-There is no IaOre healthful place
 in tbe United States, especially Tor
 those suffering with lung troubles.
 2-There are 10 distiUctively local diseases. Slight functional troubles re- suit from imprudence and excesses as well heis as elsewhere, but the climate is n nOwlse responsible therefor. 3.-The surrounding country enjoys she same healthtul conditions that exist
 in the city.
 4-The highest average temperature recorded during any summer was ID
 1873. The mouth of July tnat year
 gave SO4l degrees at a. m.; lO3.S6 at Z
 D. In.; S45l at . p. ma mean tempe
 rgtuTe of S959 degrees. The lowest temperature during that year WIS ln January, the average Lt a. In. oeing 36 Z9 degrees; 6y.6l at , p. ui., and 49.S3 ai 9 p. ma mean temperature of 5lG9 degrees. This Was aa extreme and unusual year, and tho record was taken by the United States Signal Ser vice officer. ln this cIty. While the registered temperature is apparently very hIgh,t the atmosphere $ 90 thorough ly devoid of moisture that the heat IS not oppressive and s sIltry day IS al most unknown. The nights are always cool Bnd pleasant, and refreshing sleep is never interrupted by oppressive heat, The average annual temperature may be safely estimated at 70 degrees. Its win ter climate, sud in feet, its general ell mate, omittiug three summer months, IS ss near delightful perfection as can possibly exist.
 5.-The a.T i5 neither bEscinZ nor depressing in CD uuquaiiied sense. It IS the happy medium between these qualities, and one can select either by chasing the altitude of his residence. Tucson is 2iSU feet above sea level. and adjacent mountains range all the way up to lO,OO0 feet.
 6-The pursuits outside the city are chiefly mining and stock raising, while along the water courses considerable farming is being done with the most en- cOuraginS results. No better fruit coun- try exists and the grape tlourishes es- pecialiy well.
 Upon the east and south of the | city Gu un0roken plain stretches away about ten CT twelve miles to the noun tai1s. but cu tAe west low mountain l ranges and rolling hIils wi.h intsrnedi- l ate valleys, exist.
 S-It slopes gradually tO the north, the | say sixty feet tO the mile, towards Gila | river which crosses the territory from east tO west, emptyIng into the Colorado | FIver near Yuma.
 9-Adobe and brick are used for | building, chiefly, and building IS not ex- pensive with either material. With | lumber the cost will be greater owing to | it's long and expensive transportation | by rail.
 10-NO violent storms occar. Some I times sudden thunder shower of con- siderable severity Occurs, but Rs a rule | hard storms seldom happen, Once or twice year sand storm sweeps across from the California deserts, and pro duces Rn extremely disagree8ole effect | for the time II lasts, but 1t IS 10 worse than many of the inolemens days that SO often prevail in more northern lati- tudes, and 1t Is said that the sanitary effect of these sand storms give them more the character of blessings than of undesirable vIsitations. The rsins fall usually during the winter months and again during the summer months; very l seldom ID the spring or fail.
 1.-The water is good. but is slightly with slkali, and not un- IL is obtained from flow iDg springs few miles south of the city, along tue FIyer, aud is is conveyed to the city n closed main- There IS @ possibility Oi supply of mountain wa ter being brought from the Santa Cata- .Iuss, 2 distance of twelve miles.
 12-Ihe schools gre numerous and ex- cellent; the public school is very eff oieut and thorough, and is graded. The Territorial University IS located close to the city and will 5e constructed forth with.
 I3-Tucson is situated or the South srn Pacific railway, about seventy miles north of the Mexican boundary line. It s the metropolis ut the southern DOT tion of the territory and ia the larges. ,ity, contaiaiug about 5000 inhabitants. lt has ice works, flour mills, breweries, wagon shops, mGohine shops, gas works, water works, opera house, four churches. several hotels, two daily newspapers, e lozau a-Nraf cCciatfea n Hra oorrt house and city buildings, pubic libra y, railroad shops, fire companies, the lsUgl number Of commercial establish nents of all kinds and professional men. Fort Lowell $ distant six miles.